Grammy Award winner, New York native and multi-instrumentalist Vince Giordano formed his band, the Nighthawks in 1976. Together they have played in New York nightclubs; appeared in films such as The Cotton Club, The Aviator, Finding Forrester and Revolutionary Road; presented concerts at the Town Hall, Jazz At Lincoln Center, Newport Jazz Festival, Music Mountain; and performed at 92Y on the Jazz in July and Lyrics & Lyricists series and A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor for nearly four decades.