The tunes he played live still had drums. They were just subtle. He has been pretty heavy handed on the drum tracks the last few albums. It's a nice change.

You should've seen his RIT concert back in 2007. He played a song specifically for hard of hearing people like you.

Saw Ben and yMusic in Richmond last weekend. I've also seen him several times with various orchestras in the past. Let me say, while the old stuff rearranged for orchestra is great, the new stuff written specifically for a chamber orchestra is fan-farking-tastic.