Mel Collins

Mel Collins
Mel Collins playing with Dire Straits legacy in 2022
Mel Collins playing with Dire Straits legacy in 2022
Background information
Birth nameMelvyn Desmond Collins
Born (1947-09-05) 5 September 1947 (age 77)
OriginIsle of Man
GenresProgressive rock, jazz fusion, rock
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Saxophone, flute, keyboards
Member of
Formerly of

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.