The three previous Oasis Music Awards shows were virtual all-star concerts in 2000, 2001 and 2002 with The Rippingtons, Rick Braun, Jeff Lorber, Richard Elliot, Peter White, Boney James, Kirk Whalum, Herb Alpert, Dave Koz, Al Jarreau, Bob James, Keiko Matsui, Brenda Russell, David Benoit, Euge Groove, Brian Culbertson, Marc Antoine, Steve Cole, Joyce Cooling, the late Wayman Tisdale, and more, all performing.
The 2011 Oasis Contemporary Jazz Awards Show was to be held in San Diego, California over the weekend of March 10–13, 2011.
Jeff Lorber served as Music Director and put together the back-up band of mostly session players who would support all performances at the show.
Performers and Presenters included: Dave Koz, David Benoit, Wayman Tisdale, Herb Alpert, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Jeff Lorber, and Grady Nichols, among others.
Performers and presenters included Dave Koz, Keiko Matsui (who flew in from Tokyo), Bob James, Bona Fide, Jeff Golub, Brian Culbertson, Paul Taylor, Euge Groove, Marion Meadows, Chuck Loeb, Larry Carlton, Jeff Kashiwa, Joseph Quevedo, Steve Cole, Peter White, and Brenda Russell.
Al Jarreau, Brian Culbertson, Rick Braun, Keiko Matsui, Peter White, Kirk Whalum, Boney James, Fattburger, Wayman Tisdale, Gabriela Anders, Boz Scaggs and Craig Chaquico were among the performers and presenters.
This year for the first time ever, the show was broadcast nationally on all participating smooth jazz radio stations.
ShoCorp announced that the 2003 show (4th Annual National Smooth Jazz Awards) would be presented June 18, 2003 at the Wiltern Theater in downtown Los Angeles.
Scheduled to perform were Al Jarreau, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Euge Groove, Freddie Ravel, David Benoit, Jeff Lorber, Peter White, Richard Elliot, Jeff Golub, Rick Braun, Steve Cole and Norman Brown.
Another announcement came from ShopCorp on April 21, 2003 – The 4th annual National Smooth Jazz Awards ceremony scheduled for June 18 at The Wiltern in Los Angeles has been cancelled.
Two compilation cds, Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards Collection, Volumes 1 and 2 have been released by Native Language Records.