Mel Collins

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Mel Collins
Mel Collins playing with Dire Straits legacy in 2022
Background information
Birth name	Melvyn Desmond Collins
Born	(1947-09-05) 5 September 1947 (age 77)
Origin	Isle of Man
Genres	Progressive rock, jazz fusion, rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, flute, keyboards
Member of	Kokomo Dire Straits Legacy
Formerly of	Camel King Crimson 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.