Mel Collins

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

10

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-09-05 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Mel Collins

Biography

Melvyn Desmond Collins (born 5 September 1947, Isle of Man) is a British saxophonist, flautist and session musician. Collins has played in several progressive rock groups, having been a member of King Crimson on two occasions (the first from 1970 to 1972 and the second from 2013 to 2021) and having played with Camel, the Alan Parsons Project, Roger Waters and Chris Squire. He has also worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz.

Known For

  • In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50

    In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50

  • King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City

    King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City

  • 21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan

    21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan

  • Camel - Moondances

    Camel - Moondances

  • Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983

    Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983

  • Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985

    Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985

  • King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind

    King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind

  • King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio

    King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio

  • King Crimson: Rock in Rio

    King Crimson: Rock in Rio

  • King Crimson: Heaven & Earth

    King Crimson: Heaven & Earth