The Buffalo Central Terminal will open its summer concert series early this year. The events, held on the lawn from June through October, will now get underway on June 27 with performances by Vitamin D (pop soul, funk, soul, hip hop) and Elliot Scozzaro Trio (jazz).

The summer concert series was originally slated to begin in July.

"We had originally planned to start our annual concert series next month," said Monica Pellegrino Faix, executive director of Central Terminal Restoration Corp. "However, as we launched our summer events, our excitement got the better of us and we decided, 'Why wait?' "We’re always happy to add something extra for the community to enjoy on the Lawn at the Terminal."

The concert series will also feature the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra String Ensemble Universal Phunk (soul, funk, R&B) on July 11, DP on Drums (R&B) on July 25 and Curtis Lovell (jazz, R&B) and George Caldwell Trio (jazz) on Aug. 8.