Mel Collins

Mel Collins
Mel Collins
	Mel Collins playing with Kokomo live at Barnes, London on 17 May 2008.
Background information
Birth name	Melvyn Desmond Collins
Born	5 September 1947
Origin	Isle of Man
Genres	Progressive rock, jazz fusion, rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, flute, keyboards
Member of	King Crimson; Kokomo;
Formerly of	Camel; Alan Parsons Project; Dire Straits;

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.

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