
Mel Collins
- Date of Birth: 1947-09-05
- Place of Birth: 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 Kin... 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.

King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
Music • 2018 November

King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Music, Documentary • 2016 September

Camel - Moondances
Music • 2007 February

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
Music, Documentary • 1983 July

In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
Documentary, Music • 2022 October

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

King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio
Music • 2022 December

21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan
• 2003 January

King Crimson: Rock in Rio
Music • 2019 October

King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
• 2019 June