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Sometimes people become such a vital, valuable force within a community it seems they were always part of it no matter when they arrived, or where their previous stops might have been. That was clearly the case for the remarkable drummer, scat singer and bandleader Duffy Jackson, who became a cornerstone of Nashville’s jazz community from the day he arrived from Florida in the late 2000s until his death March 3 at age 67. Whether performing or teaching at the Nashville Jazz Workshop, playing residencies at Rudy’s Jazz Room and Acme Feed & Seed, or sharing his robust brand of rhythmic intensity and energy during dates with Western-swing heroes The Time Jumpers, Jackson brought vibrant and special qualities to every musical occasion and situation.