▁Kol k ata . ▁His ▁father ▁and ▁uncle ▁used ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁br ass ▁bands . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁br ass ▁band ▁at ▁B ata ▁Sho e ▁Company , ▁B ata ▁Nag ar ▁in ▁Kol k ata , ▁under ▁its ▁Hung arian ▁conduct or ▁Joseph ▁New man . ▁When ▁New man ▁left ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁join ▁H M V , ▁Man oh ari ▁followed . ▁From ▁classical ▁music , ▁he ▁started ▁playing ▁H indi ▁and ▁Beng ali ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁H M V ▁or chestra , ▁since ▁New man ▁arranged ▁music ▁for ▁many ▁compos ers ▁like ▁Kam al ▁Das gu pta , ▁S ▁D ▁Bur man , ▁Tim ir ▁Bar an ▁and ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁fl ute ▁and ▁pic colo ▁at ▁the ▁Cal cut ta ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra . ▁Through ▁fellow ▁mus icians ▁such ▁as ▁Francisco ▁Cas an ov as , ▁conduct or ▁at ▁the ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁and ▁band - le ader ▁at ▁Fir po ' s ▁R estaur ant , ▁George ▁B anks , ▁tr ump et ▁player ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Hotel , ▁and ▁others , ▁Man oh ari ▁was ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁Cal cut ta ▁night club ▁scene . ▁He ▁had ▁already ▁tried ▁his ▁hand ▁at ▁the ▁English ▁key ▁fl ute , ▁the ▁clar inet ▁and ▁the ▁mand olin , ▁but ▁now ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁learn ▁the ▁sa x oph one ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁night cl ubs .