Mel Collins
Birthday
1947/09/05 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1984) Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
as Saxophone
(2022) In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
as ---
(1985) Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
as Sax
(2019) King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
as Himself
(2003) 21 Century Schizoid Band live in Japan
as ---
(2016) King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
as Saxes & flute
(2007) Camel: Moondances
as Himself
(2018) King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
as Himself