 Born in Mumbai in 1922, he received his early training from S. C. Athavale and the late Ganpat Rao Purohit.At a very young age, he rubbed shoulders with all-time greats at the Bhatkhande College of Music, Lucknow, in the 1930s — the first great attempt at institutionalising traditional music instruction.Jog began his training at the age of twelve and was subsequently trained by some of the finest musicians of India, like Baba Allauddin Khan and Pandit S. N. Ratanjankar.