Hector Martignon's Foreign Affair
About This Event
Live event at The Django
About Foreign Affair
Foreign Affair shares a name with a long-running American journal of international relations, founded in 1922 and closely read in policy circles. Here, the phrase is repurposed for a live jazz set at The Django in New York City, with pianist Hector Martignon among the featured performers. The program treats “foreign affairs” as a musical condition: borders crossed through rhythm, harmony, and diaspora memory. In a city built on arrivals, the title lands as a quiet reminder that culture often travels faster than politics.
About the Artist
Hector Martignon
Hector Martignon is a New York City–based pianist and composer, born in Colombia and of Italian heritage. His work threads jazz improvisation through Latin American forms, Afro-Cuban rhythm, and European classical language, a hybrid reflected in Grammy-nominated albums including *Refugee* and *Second Chance*.