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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.