
Mel Collins
Acting
Male
Born: September 5, 1947
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
July 23, 1983

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
October 19, 2022

King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
September 16, 2016

King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
November 19, 2018

Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
August 17, 1985

21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan
January 01, 2003

Camel - Moondances
February 06, 2007

King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
June 07, 2019

King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio
December 09, 2022

King Crimson: Rock in Rio
October 06, 2019

Richard Wright: Wet Dream
October 20, 2023
