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Mel Collins
Mel Collins playing with Kokomo live at Barnes, London on 17 May 2008.
Background information
Birth name
Melvyn Desmond Collins
Born
(1947-09-05) 5 September 1947 (age 76)
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
Musical artist
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.
MelCollins played saxophone in Pino Daniele’s album ’’Musicante‘’, having previously toured with the Neapolitan blues man. In the same year, Mel Collins...
instability in the band's line-up. A settled band of Fripp, Sinfield, MelCollins, Boz Burrell and Ian Wallace recorded Islands in 1971, though in mid-1972...
Ferguson with ex-Caravan member Richard Sinclair and by adding saxophonist MelCollins, formerly of King Crimson. All tracks are written by Peter Bardens and...
Fripp (the sole constant member of the band), saxophonist and flautist MelCollins (who first joined in 1970), bassist Tony Levin (who first joined in 1981)...
Crimson album, In the Court of the Crimson King. The initial band featured MelCollins on saxophones, flute and keyboards, Michael Giles on drums, Peter Giles...
included (at various times) Gordon Haskell, saxophonist/flute player MelCollins, drummers Andy McCulloch and Ian Wallace and future Bad Company bass...
vocalist/bass guitarist Boz Burrell, saxophonist/flautist/ keyboardist MelCollins, drummer/backing vocalist Ian Wallace, and lyricist Peter Sinfield- who...
musicians best known from King Crimson, guitarist Robert Fripp, saxophonist MelCollins and bassist/Chapman Stick player Tony Levin. Porcupine Tree member Gavin...
Michael Giles and his brother Peter Giles on drums and bass respectively, MelCollins (formerly of the band Circus) on saxophones and flute, and Keith Tippett...
from a pool that included, among others, saxophone players Art Themen, MelCollins, Dick Heckstall-Smith, and Lol Coxhill. While touring Scandinavia he...
together with Jim Leverton, Mick Weaver, Dave Hynes, Zoot Money and MelCollins to record an album called Majik Mijits. The album features songs by Lane...
alongside band founder Robert Fripp, guitarist Jakko Jakszyk, the returning MelCollins on saxophone, and drummers Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison and new member...
quintet with the addition of former King Crimson saxophonist and flautist MelCollins. In early 1977, Ferguson was replaced by former Caravan bassist Richard...
Tommy Mandel, percussionist Joop de Korte and King Crimson saxophonist MelCollins to their touring lineup, all of whom were featured on the live release...
the UK), former 10cc members Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, saxophonist MelCollins, Roxy Music's Eddie Jobson and drummer Dave Mattacks. The 'new' 801 recorded...
it played in developing the careers of numerous musicians including MelCollins, John Helliwell, Robert Palmer, Jess Roden and Dougie Thomson. Alan Bown...
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