Jan Hrubý (born 3 December 1948[1]) is a Czech rock violinist known primarily for playing with the bands Etc..., Framus Five, and Kukulín.
[3] From 1975 until Vladimír Mišík's performance ban by the Communist government in 1982, he played with the singer's band Etc....[2][4][5] In 1983, he joined Luboš Andršt's Blues Band and a year later, he became a member of Michal Prokop's Framus 5 and significantly influenced the album Kolej Yesterday.
Hrubý has also been a member of Čundrgrund with Mišík, Vladimír Merta, and Petr Kalandra, as well as collaborating with Dagmar Andrtová-Voňková and recording with Jazz Q, Marsyas, C&K Vocal, Hana Hegerová, and others.
[2] In 2012, Hrubý took part in Merta's revived project Dobrá úroda, recording the album Nikdo v zemi nikoho.
[7] In January 2014, he released the album Společné světy with English harpist Sean Barry.