Known for

Acting

Born

Sep 5, 1947 (79 years old)

Place of birth

Isle of Man, United Kingdom

Mel Collins

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.

Titles

Richard Wright: Wet Dream

Movie • 2023

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

Movie • 2022

Camel - Moondances

Movie • 2007

King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio

Movie • 2022

Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983

Movie • 1983

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

Movie • 2016

King Crimson: Heaven & Earth

Movie • 2019

King Crimson: Rock in Rio

Movie • 2019

King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City

Movie • 2018