Mel Collins
Acting
Born
Sep 05, 1947
From
Isle of Man, United Kingdom
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
7.4
Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
Saxophone
7.2
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
Himself
8.0
King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Saxes & flute
King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio
9.5
King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
Himself
8.0
Camel - Moondances
Himself
7.0
Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
Sax
King Crimson: Rock in Rio
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
Saxophone
Filmography — Acting
7.4
1983
Dire Straits: Alchemy Live 1983
Saxophone
7.2
2022
In the Court of the Crimson King: King Crimson at 50
2019
King Crimson: Heaven & Earth
Himself
8.0
2016
King Crimson: Radical Action to Unseat the Hold of Monkey Mind
Saxes & flute
2022
King Crimson: Tring: Live in the Studio
9.5
2018
King Crimson: Meltdown - Live In Mexico City
Himself
8.0
2007
Camel - Moondances
Himself
7.0
1985
Chris Rea - Rockpalast - Open-Air-Festival Loreley 1985
Sax
2019
King Crimson: Rock in Rio
2023
Richard Wright: Wet Dream
Saxophone
5.0
2003