1. A spinal rod connector adapted to connect two spinal rods, the spinal rod comprising: a U-shaped housing with first and second arms with first and second elongated lengths respectively, which first and second elongated lengths are about parallel to each other; said housing including a first channel that defines a spherical socket and a second channel that is cylindrical and includes a gap where the first arm is spaced from the second arm; a rod mount with a bore positioned in said first channel, which rod mount can move relative to the first channel, and said rod mount is a compression ball with a slot; a fastener provided through the housing between the first channel and the second channel and wherein the gap is located distally from said fastener and the fastener does not come in contact with the gap, whereby the first channel and rod mount are adapted to capture a first spinal rod provided through the bore of said rod mount, and said second channel is adapted capture a second spinal rod when the fastener is actuated to bring together said first arm and said second arm and thereby closing the gap and with the first rod being one of parallel and non-parallel to the second rod.
8. The spinal rod connector of claim 1 wherein said fastener is a bolt with one of a hex head and a hex socket.