ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, wˌɛn hiː wʌz ˈoʊnli fˈoːɹtiːn jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld, hiː stˈɑːɹɾᵻd plˈeɪɪŋ wɪððə tˈuː ˌɛfsˈiː bɹˈɔːdkæstɪŋ ˈɔːɹkᵻstɹə, wˌɪtʃ hæd ˈoʊnli ˈeɪt mˈɛmbɚz.
In 1928, when he was only 14 years old, he started playing with the 2FC Broadcasting Orchestra, which had only eight members.