SO SORRY was founded in 2023 (Berlin) and formed in its current line-up in April 2024: Zuza Jasinska (vocals), Shanice Ruby Bennett (bass), Käthe Johanning (keys), and Lenny Rehm (drums). Their music moves at the intersection of jazz, alternative pop, and R&B, combining tightly woven arrangements with emotional clarity and a spirit of shared empowerment.
In the same year, the band received the Music Board Scholarship and recorded its debut EP at Brewery Studios in Berlin. SO SORRY has since performed extensively in Berlin and appeared at this year's Lovebird Festival in Düsseldorf and BuntoderBlau in Dortmund.
In 2025, the band won first prize at the Sparda Jazz Award and is currently nominated for the Junger Münchener Jazzpreis (finals on 7th of November 2025). Their debut EP is scheduled for release in January 2026. With strong musicianship and heartfelt songwriting, SO SORRY is not an apology but a statement of reclaiming space and embracing boldness.
Zuza Jasinska (*1997) is a Polish vocalist, composer, and improviser from Toruń, currently based in Berlin. A graduate of the Jazz Institute at the Universität der Künste (UdK) Berlin, she navigates effortlessly between jazz, pop, folk, singer-songwriter, and experimental music. She is an integral part of several projects, including inEvitable extended, Eva Klesse 4tet – "Stimmen", Storm Dog, SO SORRY, and the Emilia Gołos x Zuza Jasinska duo, with a forthcoming solo project, Voice Solo, on the horizon. Her work includes the 2021 album "imho" with Emilia Gołos, "My Meadow" with Fred Garden (2024), and three singles in collaboration with Max Feig and Jan Kris.
Käthe Johanning (*2000) grew up in Detmold (Germany), where she received piano, organ and trumpet lessons. She studied her main instrument, the piano, for two years at Detmold Young Students' Institute (Hochschule für Musik Detmold). As a member of their vocal ensemble Pop-Up, she participated in numerous concerts, competitions and CD productions, and performed in the US as part of the Detmold Youth Orchestra. She is currently a student at Jazz-Institute Berlin (UdK). As a professional pianist and composer Käthe has worked internationally with many (indie) pop and R´n B artists such as Kat Frankie, Annett Louisan, MODHA, Sorvina, Wilhelmine, Lie Ning, Alli Neumann, Das Paradies and Clueso. Since 2023, she is a permanent member of the German indie-pop band JEREMIAS. SO SORRY is her own project, started in early 2023.
Shanice Ruby Bennett (*1997) is a German-British bassist and producer based in Berlin and London. As a versatile musician, they have performed with artists such as Lianne La Havas, Holly Walker, and Alli Neumann, and have produced for Mulay and Marlena Käthe, among others. Shanice is currently working on the debut EP of their own project SO SORRY, set to be released in autumn 2025. Trained in electric bass at the University of Music and Dance Cologne (HfMT) and a graduate of the renowned Eventim Popkurs (2018), Shanice feels at home across a wide range of genres. Their bass playing is marked by deep musicality, sensitive timing, and a warm, gritty tone – always in service of the song, with a keen sense for dynamics and atmosphere.
Lenny Rehm (*2002) is a German drummer and composer who graduated at the Jazz Institute Berlin in 2024. He has performed with musicians such as Aki Takase, Doug Weiss, Rudi Mahall, Reggie Moore, Jonas Westergaard, and Alexander von Schlippenbach. His work is documented on eleven studio and live productions, spanning styles from avant-garde and contemporary jazz to traditional jazz, experimental music, soul, and groove. As both a sideman and bandleader, he regularly performs throughout Germany and across Europe.