Music and Time Annotation << Back Jazz Influence in the Music of American minimalism A.E. Krom The article deals with the influence of jazz on the formation of the aesthetics and practice of American musical minimalism and creativity of its founders La Monte Young, Terry Riley and Steve Reich. The craze of modal jazz, especially the outstanding work of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, predetermined natural modal basis of their music, the main principles of improvisational development, attitude to the problem of musical time, an appeal to repetitive technique. A common interest in Eastern philosophy inspired the perception of music as revelation, and the process of its execution as a means of gaining religious-mystical experience. As a result of influence of jazz culture formed a unique minimal style, characterized by the synthesis of traditions of classical music, Oriental art and popular genres. Keywords: minimalism, modal jazz, John Coltrane, improvisation, repetitive technique. Contacts: E-mail: yannakrom@yandex.ru Pp. 09-12.