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

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983

as Saxophone

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

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

as Saxes & flute

King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City

as Himself

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

as Sax

King Crimson: Heaven & Earth

as Himself

21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan

Camel: Moondances

as Himself